Riya

“I also had all the physical attributes that Elvis liked, the fundamentals he could use in turning me into his ideal woman. In short, I had everything that Elvis had been looking for in a woman: youth and innocence, total devotion, and no problems of my own.”
― Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

“My arm was bruised where he'd grabbed me, and my eye was swollen black and blue (...). Everyone teased me, and Elvis joked, "Couldn't help it. She tried to get rough with me. I had to show her who's boss”
― Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

“Over the years he became my father, husband, and very nearly God. Now he was gone and I felt more alone and afraid than ever in my life.”
― Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

“Do you see that you need this? You need someone to take you right to this point and put you in your place" I was relieved and happy to be back in his arms. Anything he'd have said would have made sense to me in that moment. What I did not realize until later was that this was Elvis's technique of keeping me under control”
― Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll